Top 10 Cigar Blog Posts of 2014

A Year to Remember

2014 was a wonderful year for us at CheapHumidors.com. We tried our best to deliver helpful, insightful, and sometimes funny content that we know our cigar smoking readers want. After hearing your feedback, I think we can all agree that it was a year to remember. From one of our readers finding rocks and fingernails in his Cohiba, to Drew Estate being acquired by Swisher, and then for the Obama Administration to improve diplomatic relations with Cuba, 2014 will go down as another great year for brothers and sisters of the leaf! Let’s take a moment to reminisce and look back at our Top 10 Cigar Blog Posts of 2014!

Some people believe that it’s disrespectful to the tobacco gods to leave your cigar unfinished. But when you’re on your 3rd stick of the evening, and it’s a gigante or churchill, there’s no shame in putting it out and saving the rest for later. This article will show you the proper technique for storing your half-smoked cigars to retain their true flavor.

CheapHumidors.com President, David Sabot, explains the similarities and differences between the various models of Cigar Oasis humidifiers. Learn which one is the right electronic humidifier for you and your humidor, and which are compatible with the new Cigar Oasis WiFi Module for remote controlling, monitoring, and reporting your humidor’s humidity and temperature.

Rituals, superstitions, or just weird traditions — call them what you will. The fact is, we all have own personal cigar smoking quirks. Whether you only use quad torch table lighters, or you refuse to ash before the end of the first half of a football game, this article mentions some of the most common — and uncommon — cigar smoking quirks.

Valentine’s Day is a day of love. Some of us choose to love our significant others. Others choose the finest Nicaraguan tobacco over human connection. But why not have the best of both worlds? Here’s a pun-filled article we threw together for the multitasking cigar smokers during the season of love and romance. It’s S-M-O-K-I-N-G!

Coheeba? Feauxhiba? Nohiba? It doesn’t matter what you call it, we’ve all been witness to the horrendous excuse of a tobacco stick that pretends to be a Cuban Cohiba. But this year we reached a new low. Rocks, hair, and fingernails are only a small portion of the list of things this man found when he dissected his haul of “genuine Cuban Cohibas.”

Thou shall not take other lighters before me! This list of rules of proper cigar etiquette should not be taken lightly. If you want to avoid being “that guy” at the cigar lounge, you’ll take these rules into consideration. And it starts with treating every lighter the way you’d want your lighter to be treated. With gentle kindness and respect!

Most of us have faced the dilemma of a dry humidor and dry cigars. But others are so paranoid and obsessive about keeping our cigar environments so perfect, that we sometimes end up over-humidifying our collection, which can lead to poor burn, among many other issues. Here’s how to tell if you have an over-humidified humidor – and what to do about it!

Remember that article about lighter etiquette? Well that goes right out the window if you identify yourself on this list of cigar snobs (see: “that guy”). We all know him. And although he can be a little elitist, he still has a place in our lounge or humidor. Here’s how to spot 6 different types of cigar snobs among your cigar smoking social circle.

Does your wife, girlfriend, or even mother loathe your obsession for all things cigar-related? Have you given up hope on trying to convert them to being a proud and enthusiastic sister of the leaf? Well here’s how to get them on our side — persuading them to open their minds and lips to the wonderful world of cigars – without hassle or frustration!

Have you ever smoked an Extra Oscuro or Maduro that had your head spinning? Not in the good way, but in the “I better sit down before I puke” way. It’s call cigar sickness and it happens more often than you think. Don’t panic. Here’s how to identify cigar sickness and a few remedies for getting over it and back to enjoying your cigar without the headache!

Which of our Top 10 Cigar Blog Posts of 2014 did you like the best? What other types of cigar blog posts would you like to see in 2015?